Obituaries
Local Obituaries
Local obituaries for our Badger Funeral Home & Ashelawn Memorial Chapel with funeral services throughout North Carolina, including West Jefferson, Jefferson and adjoining counties.
Earl Severt
Feb 11, 2007
Earl Ray Severt, age 69 of Jefferson, NC, died Sunday, February 11, 2007 at his home. Mr. Severt was born June 6, 1937 in Ashe County to the late Thurman and Sally Miller Severt. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at the Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Kirby McNeill and Rev. Dean Shaw will...
Doris Testerman
Feb 10, 2007
Doris Testerman, age 85, of Winston Salem, NC, died Saturday, February 10, 2007 at Forsyth Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Testerman was born April 30, 1921 in Ashe County, NC to the late Arthur and Winnie Blevins Porter. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Blaine Louis Testerman, and a son, Louis Edward Testerman. Mrs. Testerman...
Leola Bare
Feb 10, 2007
Leola Jenkins Bare, age 79 of Jefferson, NC, died Saturday, February 10, 2007 at her daughters residence. Mrs. Bare was born on July 2, 1927 in Ashe County, NC to the late Dewey and Laura Blevins Jenkins. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM, Monday, February 12, 2007 at the Roans Creek Primitive Baptist Church. Rev. Steve Viers and...

Peter Fregede
Feb 10, 2007
Peter Fregede Jr, age 93 of Honeybrook, PA, died Saturday, February 10, 2007 at Hickory House Nursing Care Center in Honeybrook, PA. Mr. Fregede was born December 24, 1913 to the late Peter and Barbara Fregede. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, February 19, 2007 at Badger Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the New River Cemetery....

Jimmy Bare
Feb 8, 2007
Jimmy Bare, age 71 of Morristown, TN, died, Thursday, February 8, 2007 at his home. Mr. Bare was born July 17, 1935 in Ashe County to the late Hillary and Winnie Sexton Bare. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Pansy Bare. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, February 12, 2007...

Ford Roark
Feb 4, 2007
Ford Avery Roark, age 81, of Jefferson, NC, died Sunday, February 4, 2007 at Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jefferson, NC. Mr. Roark was born August 14, 1925 in Ashe County, NC to the late Roby and Jessie Campbell Roark. He was preceded in death by his wife, Beatrice M. Roark. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February...

Howard Barbour
Feb 3, 2007
Howard Francis Barbour, better known as Buck, age 96 of Fleetwood, NC, died Saturday, February 3, 2007 at Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Barbour was born July 26, 1910 in Richmond County, New York to the late Howard and Elizabeth Odonnell Barbour. Mr. Barbour was a member of Princeton Masonic Lodge # 38 in Princeton, NJ. Mr. Barbour was...

Lena Waddell
Feb 2, 2007
Lena G. Waddell, age 63, of Lansing, died Friday, February 2, 2007, at Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation Center in Boone after an extended illness. Funeral services were held Monday, February 5, 2007, at Ashelawn Memorial Chapel by the Rev. Jeff Dollar, the Rev. Dan Hess, and Chaplain Melanie Childers. Burial was in Ashelawn Memorial Gardens. The family received friends Sunday,...

Betty Neaves
Feb 2, 2007
View this Videotribute Mrs. Betty Jo Scott Neaves, age 77, of West Jefferson, died Friday, February 2, 2007, at Watauga Medical Center in Boone, NC. Mrs. Neaves was born August 23, 1929 in Ashe County to the late Alonzo and Ethel Gore Scott. She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Lee Neaves. Funeral services will be held at...

Vance Johnson,
Jan 31, 2007
Vance Johnson, Jr., age 78 of Jefferson, NC, died Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Johnson was born on May 3, 1928 in Ashe County, NC to the late Vance and Sally Sturgill Johnson. He was preceded in death by one grandson. Mr. Johnson was a member of Mount Jefferson Baptist Church in Jefferson, NC. Funeral services...

Loretta McCoy
Jan 27, 2007
View this Videotribute Loretta Jane Severt McCoy, age 67 of West Jefferson, NC, died Saturday, January 27, 2007 at her home. Mrs. McCoy was born April 27, 1939 in Ashe County to the late Charles and Veada Miller Severt. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a son, Randy Wayne Miller. Funeral services will be held...

Hettie Darnell
Jan 21, 2007
Hettie Miller Darnell, age 83, of Jefferson, NC, died Sunday, January 21, 2007 at Segraves Care Center. Ms. Darnell was born on August 13, 1923 in Culpepper, WV to the late Edward G. and Dona Miller. She was preceded in death by two sisters and five brothers. Ms. Darnell was a member of Tuckerdale Baptist Church in Lansing, NC. Funeral...

Sabrina Hayes
Jan 21, 2007
Sabrina Perkins Hayes, age 96 of Jefferson, NC, died Sunday, January 21, 2007 at Margate Health and Rehab. Center. Mrs. Hayes was born November 11, 1911 in Ashe County to the late William and Annie Woodie Perkins. She was a graduate of Appalachian State Teachers College and served the Ashe County School system for five years. She married William Hayes...
Raymond Barr
Jan 20, 2007
View this Videotribute Mr. Raymond Cecil Barr, age 81 of Statesville, NC died Saturday, January 20, 2007. Mr. Barr was born May 3, 1925 in Ashe County to the late Willie and Dottie Howell Barr. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by a son, Arthur Dean Barr, grandson, Charles "Chuckie" Daniel Barr, brother, Junior Barr...

Clide Hartsoe
Jan 19, 2007
Ms. Clide Lillian Hartsoe, age 88, of Warrensville, NC, died Friday, January 19, 2007 at Margate Health and Rehab Center. Ms. Hartsoe was born on September 12, 1918 in Ashe County, NC to the late Walter R. and Lockie Miller Hartsoe. She was preceded in death by a sister, Blanche Hartsoe; and a brother, Lester Hartsoe. Ms. Hartsoe enjoyed crocheting,...

Sharon Simon
Jan 14, 2007
Sharon Maria Kennedy Simon, age 57 of Jefferson, NC, died Sunday, January 14, 2007 in Boone, NC. Mrs. Simon was born August 17, 1949 in Gaston County to Rev. A. C. and Polly Austin Kennedy. She was preceded in death by her father. She was a graduate of Belmont High School in Belmont, NC and Florida State University. Funeral services...
Carlos Bowers
Jan 12, 2007
Carlos Bowers, age 73, of Creston, NC, died Friday, January 12, 2007 at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Mr. Bowers was born March 27, 1933 in Ashe County, NC to the late Dewey V. and Ollie Reed Bowers. He was preceded in death by a son, Carlos Steven Bowers; a brother, Larry Dean Bowers; and a sister, Marie Brooks. Mr. Bowers was...

Kenneth Bottoms
Jan 10, 2007
Kenneth Ray Bottoms, age 51 of West Jefferson, NC, died Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at his home. Mr. Bottoms was born October 11, 1955 in Guilford County to the late Otis and Eula Torrence Bottoms. Private memorial services will be held at a later date. The family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 PM Sunday, January 14th at Badger...
James Gore
Jan 7, 2007
View this Videotribute James Mack Gore, age 86 of Crumpler, NC, died Sunday, January 7, 2007 at his home. Mr. Gore was born December 28, 1920 in Grayson County, VA to the late Wayne and Maggie Poe Gore. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by a sister, Mary Brown and a brother, Bill Gore. Mr....

Blanche Landreth
Jan 3, 2007
Blanche Miller Landreth age 88 of West Jefferson, NC, died Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at Sunbridge of Alleghany. She was born in the Obids community on May 22, 1918 to the late James Commodore and Matelia Calloway Miller. She was preceded in death by her husband Alton Landreth. Mrs. Landreth excelled in the art of homemaking and decorating. She built...